EMUNC Trivia

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The now-famous Schengen Agreement which permits freedom of movement across the European continent is named for a tiny village in what tiny country?

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Luxembourg

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Workers’ compensation laws were first introduced and implemented in the 1880s by what "Iron Chancellor" of Germany?

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Otto von Bismarck

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What nation (besides the US) was part of the "Treaty of Friendship" negotiated by Thomas Barclay in 1786, signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Muhammad III?

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Morocco

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The United Kingdom was the first country on which the U.S. formally declared war. What was the second? Options: Mexico, Spain, France, Canada

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Mexico

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Seward's Folly was the contemporaneous nickname for The Alaska Purchase in 1867, which was technically a treaty with the Russian Empire later signed by what president?

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Andrew Johnson

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What was the most populous city in the Confederate States of America?

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New Orleans

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Prague Winter, "Madam Secretary," and "Fascism: A Warning" are all books by what former Secretary of State?

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Madeleine Albright

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What TWO countries share the longest international land border in the world, where the Peace Arch, a monument to peaceful relations built in 1921, is located?

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Canada and the United States

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Which was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?

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Massachusetts

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Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Theodore Roosevelt